How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?

Percentile spread

For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $51,540 and the 90th percentile is $108,300. The difference is $56,760, which is 92.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $55,420 to the 75th at $80,490, covers $25,070.

The mean annual wage is $71,020, which sits above the median of $61,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN median is 8.3% lower than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,231, which is 11.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Illinois median of $60,970.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Illinois, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103.595, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $59,231 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Madison, WI is 128 miles away, with a median of $34,980. That median is 43% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,955, against $59,231 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 137 miles away, with a median of $50,450 and employment of 90. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,802, against $59,231 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 146 miles away, with a median of $53,560 and employment of 30. That median is 12.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,858, against $59,231 here.

Employment share

Marriage and Family Therapists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (670 of 4,513,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (66,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.